After weeks of drone and ballistic missile attacks in the Red Sea, the United States has launched a nine-country coalition to protect ships passing through the important waterway.
According to The Australian, the Albanese government declined a US request to send an Australian warship to support the effort.
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has returned to Israel for the second time since the October 7 attacks, with a strong focus on forming a taskforce to secure the Red Sea.
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have been launching ballistic missiles and drone attacks on ships in the Red Sea for weeks; last Saturday, the US was forced to shoot down 14 drones attacking ships.
“This is an international challenge that demands collective action,” the US Department of Defence said in a statement.
“Therefore, today I am announcing the establishment of Operation Prosperity Guardian, an important new multinational security initiative under the umbrella of the Combined Maritime Forces and the leadership of its Task Force 153, which focuses on security in the Red Sea.”
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If U.S and its allies want peace and ceasefire in the region first of all they have to stop bombardments of Israeli regime on Gaza, Than Yemeni Houthis will satisfy to stop attacks on ships related to Israeli govt. We all know that U.S play double standards in the name of human rights. We saw 18000 civilian humans died in Gaza but U.S and Israel didn't implement ceasefire.
Funny how no one talks about Saudi Arabia committing genocide in Yemen though
Good bye huothis😂😂😂😂
well ok Australia … if you dont have cargo flowing through the red sea I guess that means you dont have to support nato countries but that works both ways when it comes to China pushing you around…
Israeel has right to block food and humanitarian aids
But Yemen can't block..
Wishyou luck, All you hypocrites of this world.
Can the same coalition tell Israel to stop war crimes as well please 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Jaws waiter
Praying
What a coward country US is. He needs puppets with it to begin a war. Never seen them fight Alone After Vietnam. Matter of fact, never seen US in a war after Vietnam. Disturbing countries and removing presidents is not war.
When will the fools in this world stop f**king around?
How can Lloyd Austin shake hands with a man who is slaughtering oppressed people? Has he forgotten what his grand parents suffered? Or what young black men are going through in America and indeed the world? American blacks have lost their moral compass. Thank God the rest of the black world has not..
Yemen punching the air right now
us back terrorist
Australia do not get involved.
Do people not see it’s us that will be paying more for food and goods with extra shipping costs 😮😮
Entire civilized community 😅
The Coalition of the willing Iran Russia China Saudi Arabia Egypt Syria Lebanon Libya UAE Yemen Somalia Jordan everybody loves a winner. You'll never live to spend the money you got from Raytheon do you have condemned the United States. What are we doing in another world war this will be the big one the Coalition of the willing. Sanctions for who they don't work no more the US dollar is worthless just as the shekel is remember War can only destroy the good book Bible says there's a season for war in the season for peace. There'll be no peace Israel has voted the right wing party of Destruction. They're going to get a shock when the US can't deliver what would Hillary Clinton say haha.
😂😂 oh look it’s another axis – we all know what happens when usa starts using the word axis 😂
International shipping has to be protected. Iranian-backed Houthi rebel attacks on shipping is illegal and needs to be stopped. But international law needs to be consistent and Israel breaking international law with its targeting and collectively punishing civilians in Gaza and stealing land in occupied territories needs consequences. Israel considers itself above international law and that cannot continue
Free countries either stand together or you will fall apart!
How weak is america, needing 9 other countries to attack a country starving from famine 😂😂😂😂
The coalition formed by America will receive severe blows from the Yemenis, as they are the owners of the land and have great experience in war, which they gained through the war launched against them from 2015 until now, from an alliance that included more than 20 countries, and despite this, they emerged victorious from it, so this alliance is at sea. Red will backfire on the allies
All Europeans countries that haven’t no fucking business in the Red Sea
Good we don't need to send our people to die. Time to end our alliance with the US.
China warships may assist the Yemen Houthi rebels to disturb coalition.
They should have a wall of UN vessel's.
$5 one of the US Destroyers accidentally collides with a tanker.
Imperialism will be severely challenged. Get out of Africa, Nazi.
No US shipping need be affected. US needs to back off.
International security forces for Red Sea shipping of materials but no such protection for the besieged Palestinians. We have truly entered an inhumane world.
Austin better be careful… netanyahu would have him clean up after their meeting
Yemen are doing this blockade exactly because what is happening in Gaza is in clear violation of international law and human rights. And this piece of shit Austin is there with war criminal Netaniahu talking about the 'right of navigation', when they are commiting a genocide in gaza and violating every human right possible.
Does this moron Austin and all others who take part in this important operation understand that Genocide is illegal and a crime against humanity and that Yemen is trying to stop Isisrael from mass murdering civillians in gaza ????? Shouldnt they make an operation to stop the genocide first ??? As Nato members, they have the obligation to intervene whenever a genocide is happening. Like they did In Kosovo, for the albanian muslims. Instead, they are supporting the genociders and starting an operation against Yemen who is trying to stop the genocide.
Im glad they included the Seychelles navy, good to know they're recruiting the heavy hitters
Why dont you name it Operation 'Apartheid Prosperity' or 'Genocide Protectors' you apartheid and genocide supporting criminal ?
Why dont you name it Operation 'Apartheid Prosperity' or 'Genocide Protectors' you apartheid and genocide supporting criminal ?
Operation 'Apartheid Prosperity'.
If nobody is supporting the west militarily nor economically, where are all these goods going?
you aint passing in our waters even if u bring the martians remember when you targeted our ships for 9 years with saudis even fishers boats you bombed now talking marine laws ha dream on
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God Bless The Red Sea! The Red Sea the Queen of all Seas. May America always love The Red Sea and think not of The Black Sea. Unless our honest Government tells us otherwise.
best to stay out
I th8nk most of these countries will tag along but not actually do anything. The only supporter of Israel is the US.
What I see is that the Usa and their Alice waken and bothere the youth that nation and will cost allot of anger and unexpected responses. Time will prof that.
Gerald Crabb
Gerald Crabb . Australia protected by. Good neighbours and distance , Ever vigilant Australian defence forces. Andrej Kondisenko Cairns Australia 🇦🇺
It is 1 vs 10
Now the saying fits perfectly"dogs come in packs and the lion comes alone"
Kudos to Houtis for not stepping back and for being ready to fight the so called best armed forces in the world.No matter what the result would be but you have already won hearts